Success with Intel 536ep based modem.

[Daniel B]

I'm having trouble getting this modem to work using the modem lights 
applet.

I downloaded the drivers from Intel and complied them, but the install 
script fails because it doesn't recognize the Linux distribution.

The install steps from the readme.txt file from the source tgz are:

> 6 steps to install
>    1. login as ROOT
>    2. extract the archive into a directory with "tar -zxvf 
> <archivename>.tgz"
>    3. cd into the directory it created.
>    4. Type: make clean
>    5. Type: make 536
>    6. Type: make install
> This will create a /dev/modem device file. This file is used as an 
> interface to
> modem by all applications: minicom, kpppd, efax, etc. Please configure 
> the applications to use /dev/modem if neccessary.

Instead of logging in as root I just launched the root terminal. When I 
get to step 6 and type make install is when it chokes, complains about 
the distro, and refuses to finish.

I was able to get it to work by following the steps listed a little 
further down in the readme.txt file:

> ATTENTION:  if the driver compiles but the script just wont work for 
> you.
>    Here are the bare minimum steps to get your modem to work.
>
>    0.  log in as root.
>    1.  insmod -f Intel536.o (Intel536.ko for kernel 2.6)
>    2. you can start "hamregistry &" at this point if you wish.
>    3.  rm /dev/536ep
>    4.  mknod /dev/536ep c 240 1   (note "240" is the default, if it 
> does not
>        work see what /proc/devices says 536ep's major number is)
>    5.  ln -s /dev/536ep /dev/modem
>    6.  start a comm application like minicom and use the modem.
>    7.  see section 3 (International Users) for info on setting the 
> correct
>        country settings.

Again, I just did everything with the root terminal. I'm not sure 
exactly what step 1 does, but i can understand most of the other stuff.

After doing that I ran pppconfig and just pointed it at /dev/536ep, I 
was then able to get online using the 'pon' command, but the modem 
lights applet didn't show that I was online, and when I rebooted it 
stopped working altogether.

On Oct 25, 2004, at 5:55 PM, Neil Woolford wrote:

>> They certainly are working for me;  but the install is quite tricky,
>> especially as the scripts that Intel provide don't recognise Ubuntu 
>> and
>> therefore can't complete the process automatically for you.

I can certainly agree with what you said in the above quote. Intel's 
scripts just don't complete the job. Any tips on getting things set up 
to automagically work?

I've never had to deal with modems in Linux before, so I feel like I'm 
swatting at flies in the dark.

Thanks.

-- Daniel